Today, we supplied evidence to support the approval of tofersen as a treatment for people with SOD1 MND.
The window for submissions to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) closes on Thursday (4 June), with assessors now deciding whether the drug should be made available on the NHS.
Quotes from interviews, survey results and the nomination of 'patient experts' with a lived experience of MND were included in our submission of evidence. Read more here: https://t.co/05yX6jRonW
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Kieran Trippier has agreed a deal to sign for Wolves.
🤝 The 35-year-old has said yes to a two-year deal (plus the option of a third) with The Championship side.
✍🏼 He is a free agent after his contract ended at Newcastle.
🐺The deal is pending a medical, which will take place once Trippier returns from a family holiday next week.
🔝 Wolves fended off competition from a host of clubs in England & on the continent to land the former England international, who they want to lead their charge back to the Premier League.
#WWFC
EUROPA LEAGUE was never the dream.
Not because I didn’t want it.
Because if I’m being honest, I never thought it was possible.
What kid would?
Especially when 12 years ago I was playing non league football in the Ryman Premier and Conference South, just trying to stay alive in the game.
What kid dreams about Europe when, two weeks into the off season, his dad has to tell him he’s been released by Watford F.C. over the phone?
I was heartbroken.
My dad looked at me and said:
“What are we doing tomorrow?”
To which I replied with the words he’d drilled into me my whole life:
“We’re training, Dad.”
So we trained.
Every single day.
My dad emailed every EFL club asking for an opportunity.
One club replied.
One.
That was all I needed.
An opportunity.
@WealdstoneFC and @wwfcofficial , I’ll always be indebted to you.
Then came the move to @SunderlandAFC .
A massive club.
A massive opportunity.
And I couldn’t wait to prove myself.
But 45 minutes into my debut… hooked.
“Rabbit caught in headlights. Waste of money. Get rid.”
Then came the Championship.
“He’s not good enough for this level.”
Then the Premier League.
“Let’s give him a debut and then get rid of him.”
I understood the doubt.
I’ve faced it my whole career.
And truthfully, you doubt yourself too at times.
But I’ve always tried to live by one mindset:
Outwork your doubt.
You don’t always need to see the full journey.
You just need to take the next step.
Then the next one.
And then another.
Even when social media tells you you’re not good enough.
Even when the voice inside your own head whispers the same thing.
Keep working.
Keep learning.
Keep showing up.
Because sometimes the places you end up are bigger than anything your younger self could’ve ever imagined.
To any young player reading this, don’t put a ceiling on yourself too early.
You genuinely have no idea where this game and life can take you.
And to the boys… thank you.
You removed the glass ceiling I’d placed on myself.
What a team.
What a club.
What a fanbase.
Sunderland… rocking all over Europe ❤️🤍
And in the words of Granit Xhaka:
“This is just the beginning.”
A very frustrating season, and without a doubt we are all very disappointed. You fans definitely did not deserve this. But football doesn’t always go the way we plan.
Individually, I managed to have the season with the most goal contributions in my career, and I would trade all of that for a better position in the table.
Honestly, I just want to thank the fans for everything. Thank you @nufc 3️⃣9️⃣🖤🤍